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November 19, 2016


FFF Results Post #464—Fit To Serve

On Friday, CR readers were asked to "Name Four Comic Book Or Strip Characters You Think Would Make A Good POTUS And One Who Would Not." This is how they responded.

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Mark Brodersen

* Mitchell Hundred (Ex-Machina, Mayor Hundred previous superhero known as The Great Machine; pictured)
* Tin Tin
* Bart Simpson
* David Letterman
* Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

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Sean Kleefeld

1. Lucky Luke
2. Kevin Matchstick (pictured)
3. Mister X
4. Reuben Flagg
5. Jon Arbuckle

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Tom Spurgeon

1. Virginia Slade
2. Buford Hollis (pictured)
3. Daphne Matsumoto
4. Washington Tubbs II
5. Reggie Mantle

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Tom Cherry

1. Linus Van Pelt (pictured)
2. Dr. Maureen Vonnegut
3. The Doggie (Zippy would be his veep!)
4. Madeline Otterloop
5. Ed Crankshaft

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Frank Young

1. the little hitch-hiker from "The Squirrel Cage" (pictured)
2. Sam Catchem from "Dick Tracy"
3. an adult Lulu Moppet
4. Bruce/David Banner (think of how entertaining the press conferences might be)
5. Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (this one may have happened)

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Douglas Wolk

1. Lucius Fox
2. Astoria (pictured)
3. Linus Van Pelt
4. Joanie Caucus
5. Phoney Bone

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Oliver Ristau

1. Monica Rambeau
2. Elviry Duck
3. Christy Jameson
4. Rick O'Shay
5. J. Wellington Wimpy (pictured)

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Marty Yohn

1. Linus
2. Mitchell Hundred
3. Archie Andrews
4. Buz Sawyer (pictured)
5. Spider Jerusalem

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Michael May

1. Etta Candy (pictured)
2. Kim Rosenthal
3. Betty Cooper
4. Linus Van Pelt (when he's old enough)
5. Snuffy Smith

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Tony Isabella

1) Jefferson Pierce (pictured)
2) Betty Cooper
3) Kevin Keller
4) Richie Rich
5) Ms. Marvel

Okay, four of my choices are too young, but I've had enough white guys for now.

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Steven Stwalley

1. Howard the Duck (pictured)
2. Pogo Possum
3. Zippy the Pinhead
4. Alfred E. Newman
5. Donald Trump

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Buzz Dixon

1. Prez Rickard (pictured)
2. Lex Luthor (crooked but competent)
3. Daddy Warbucks (ditto)
4. Mammy Yokum (incompetent but honest -- and packs one helluva punch)
5. Pappy Yokum

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thanks to Scott Dunbier, whose proposed question I modified slightly

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